Author/Authors :
Çevik, Ayhan Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Kula, Serdar Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Olguntürk, Rana Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Tunaoğlu, Sedef Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Oğuz, Deniz Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Saylan, Berna Dışkapı Children’s Hospital - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Şanlı, Cihat Kırıkkale University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey
Abstract :
Estimating pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) is of critical importance in determining the type of cardiac surgery, the decision to perform heart transplantation, the choice between surgery and drug treatment or combined modalities, even though it is not the only criterion for judgment (1, 2).
